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  5. Gemini 2.5 Flash PreviewvsGemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Updated Apr 2025

Gemini 2.5 Flash PreviewvsGemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview is cheaper than Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) at $0.15/M vs $0.175/M input tokens.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview and Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) compared across 18 shared prompts
SpecGemini 2.5 Flash PreviewGemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Input price$0.15/M tokens$0.175/M tokens
Output price$0.6/M tokens$3.5/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens1.0M tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Apr 2025
Our Verdict
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview costs 5.8x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview
Input
$0.15
1.2× cheaper
Output
$0.60
5.8× cheaper
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Input
$0.17
Output
$3.50

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview is cheaper on both: 1.2× input, 5.8× output.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
88%

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview uses 8.8x more headings

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
51%Vocabulary53%
15wSentence Length14w
0.70Hedging0.38
4.1Bold4.4
3.3Lists4.1
0.00Emoji0.00
0.09Headings0.00
0.24Transitions0.24
Based on 12 + 7 text responses
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